{"id":7058,"date":"2024-02-27T10:42:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T08:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kc-advocaten.nl\/expertise\/employer-liability\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:02:14","slug":"employer-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kc-advocaten.nl\/en\/expertise\/employer-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7058\" class=\"elementor elementor-7058 elementor-5806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5509beb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5509beb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3340be17\" data-id=\"3340be17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41fb5c elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b41fb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kc-advocaten.nl\/expertise\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to expertise<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86fb34e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"86fb34e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-819fb98\" data-id=\"819fb98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13798dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13798dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employer liability in the event of accidents in the workplace<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23266a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23266a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, and this also applies in the workplace. After all, all sorts of things can go wrong whilst carrying out work. For example, an employee who is exposed to hazardous substances whilst working may develop a serious illness later in life, or an employee may be involved in a road traffic accident whilst on duty. An employee may also suffer harm if, for example, they are working in a secure psychiatric clinic and are attacked by a patient there.   &nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: rgba(2, 1, 1, 0);\">The question is who is liable for the employee\u2019s loss in the cases mentioned.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(2, 1, 1, 0);\">The main rule governing employer liability is set out in Article 7:658 of the Dutch Civil Code. This article imposes a broad duty of care on the employer to prevent an employee from suffering harm whilst carrying out their work.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(2, 1, 1, 0);\">For example, the workplace and the tools used must be safe, and staff must be given adequate training (and monitored to ensure compliance). If an employee sustains an injury whilst carrying out their duties, it is up to the employer to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their duty of care. If the employer fails to fulfil this duty of care, they are liable for all damages suffered by the employee as a result of the accident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Case law shows that the principle of good employment practices may mean that the employer is also liable for damage sustained outside the course of employment. This is the case if the accident is work-related and the employer has control over the activity, or where there is a link to the work and participation is (socially) compulsory.&nbsp;Take, for example, an accident during a company outing. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>back to expertise Employer liability in the event of accidents in the workplace Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, and this also applies in the workplace. After all, all sorts of things can go wrong whilst carrying out work. 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